Buckles – buttons – clasps – etc. – Drawstring – laced-fastener – or separate essential... – Includes separate device for holding drawn portion of lacing
Patent
1998-03-09
1999-11-09
Sakran, Victor N.
Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
Drawstring, laced-fastener, or separate essential...
Includes separate device for holding drawn portion of lacing
24130, 247121, 247136, A43C 700, F16G 1100
Patent
active
059790288
ABSTRACT:
Laces of a shoe are secured against coming loose or untied in use by providing a simple clip through which the lace ends are easily threaded and then clamped. Each clip, formed as a thin plate, is carried atop a shoe, adjacent the knot which is tied conventionally in the lace ends. The clip has two holes through it, one generally atop the last eyelet in the row along each side of the tongue of the shoe. The clip also has two slots, spaced apart from each other and generally perpendicular to the line between the two holes. The walls of the slots are formed to constrict the space therein, so that a portion of a lace pulled sideways thereinto can move only if a comparatively great force is applied to it. The knot is tied above and atop the plate of the clip, in one form, and the free ends of the lace are secured in the slots in that form of use of the invention. In other forms of use, the lace ends are passed from the holes to the slots, being first crossed or not, and then the knot is formed along the top peripheral edge of the clip. Upper surfaces of the clips are exposed to view during use and so are available for team or advertising markings, logos, and colors. The clip is useful with athletic, casual, dress, childrens', and other shoes of all types.
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